Thousands Protest Russian Elections

The Takeaway

As many as  5,000 protesters flooded into central Moscow  on Monday night, furious over voting irregularities in  Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Chanting slogans like “Putin is a  thief,” protesters accused the prime minister’s United Russia party of rigging the election. Monitors say they  observed blatant fraud, including ballot box-stuffing.  Two prominent opposition figures were jailed, along with 300 other protesters. David M. Herszenhorn, reporter for The New York Times, has the latest from Moscow.

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